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Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanotube‐Based Bilayer Thin Film as Transparent Counter Electrode for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) |
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| Authors: | Hosea Tantang Aung Ko Ko Kyaw Yu Zhao Prof. Mary B. Chan‐Park Prof. Alfred Iing Yoong Tok Prof. Zheng Hu Prof. Lain‐Jong Li Prof. Xiao Wei Sun Prof. Qichun Zhang |
| Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore), Fax: (+65)?67909061;2. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore);3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093 (China);4. School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore);5. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan) |
| Abstract: | Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely considered as one of the promising candidates for replacing fluorine‐doped tin oxide (FTO)/platinum (Pt) electrodes to reduce the fabrication cost of dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here, we report that a bilayer transparent film containing N‐doped CNTs (which are highly catalytic) and normal CNTs (which are highly conductive) as a counter electrode in DSSCs results in efficiencies up to 2.18 %, yet still maintains a good transparency with a transmittance of approximately 57 % at 550 nm. |
| Keywords: | carbon doping electron transport energy conversion DSSCs |